Bird name:

White-eared Hummingbird

Hylocharis leucotis

Order

APODIFORMES

Family

Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Code 4

WEHU

Code 6

HYLLEU

ITIS

178069

Breeding Location:

Forests

Breeding Type:

Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Casual to rare

Egg Color:

White

Number of Eggs:

Incubation Days:

14 - 16

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Plant, moss, pine needles, spiderweb., Lined with fine plant.

Migration:

Migratory

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General

White-eared Hummingbird: Medium-sized hummingbird with iridescent green upperparts and throat, metallic violet head, black mask, white stripe with lower black border behind eye, and white belly. Bill is red with black tip. Female is duller with spotted throat and breast.

Range and Habitat

White-eared Hummingbird: Irregular summer visitor to extreme southeastern Arizona; rare in New Mexico and Texas. Frequents scrub habitat in oak and pine forests.

Breeding and Nesting

White-eared Hummingbird: Two white eggs are laid in a nest made of plants, moss, pine needles, and spider webs, lined with fine plant down, covered in lichens and moss, and built from 5 to 20 feet above the ground in a shrub or tree. Incubation ranges from 14 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

White-eared Hummingbird: Feeds on nectar, small winged insects, and spiders; forages low to mid-level.

Vocalization

White-eared Hummingbird: Song is a series of bell-like "tink-tink-tink" notes.

Similar Species

White-eared Hummingbird: Broad-billed Hummingbird Male has forked blue-black tail, blue gorget, and green crown; female has grayer underparts and no streaks on chin or throat.

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Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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